Month: May 2014

  • Chubb: Butch Jones was the hardest coach to turn down

    Remember class of 2014 5-star running back Nick Chubb? Butch Jones tried to woo him away from Georgia last year, but to no avail. Chubb recently interviewed with the Atlanta Journal Constitution and Michael Carvell asked: Which college coach was the hardest to turn down? Chubb answered: “Probably Coach (Butch) Jones from Tennessee. He just…

  • Basketball recruiting. One down, but who’s next?

    Here’s what we learned yesterday about a few guys suspected to be on Donnie Tyndall‘s radar. –Tariq Owens doesn’t have an official visit scheduled to Tennessee at this point, according to his dad, but there does seem to be at least “some interest.” He visited Temple yesterday. –Willie Carmichael has been officially released by Southern Miss…

  • Vols blast Cats 8-2, look to take series on Saturday

    Tennessee (27-17, 9-14) earned a much-needed win on the diamond Friday night, defeating the Kentucky Wildcats (28-18, 10-13) by a final score of 8-2 behind a 128-pitch effort from senior Nick Williams to even the series. [game thread] “I’m proud of our guys,” coach Dave Serrano said. “They took ownership of what happened last night…

  • Jabari McGhee commits to Vols

    Donnie Tyndall received his first commit as Tennessee head coach today when 6-foot-8 forward Jabari McGhee (★★★), from Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia, committed to the Vols this morning. McGhee, who has been on campus since Wednesday, averaged 24 points and 15 rebounds last season. “It went great,” McGhee told the News Sentinel. “I felt like…